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Sustainable Rural Development in Europe: Challenges and Principles

Explore the principles and indicators for sustainable rural development in Europe, discussing topics such as localization, complex quality, education, and advisory systems. Learn how to promote local/regional production-consumption schemes, improve product quality and production standards, and enhance education and advisory systems in sustainable rural development. Discover how to achieve public goods and interests without private profit, reduce pollution, preserve health and nature, maintain employment quality, and enhance regional self-sufficiency. Gain insights into promoting sustainability through complex quality standards, traceability, credibility, and global fairness in agricultural practices. Join the discussion at EURONATUR conference in Bonn on June 16-20, 2007, to contribute to the vision of sustainable rural development in Europe.

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Sustainable Rural Development in Europe: Challenges and Principles

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  1. Sustainable rural development in Europe - challenge or dream? - Principles to be included for EURONATUR conference in Bonn 16-20th June 2007, by Daniel Lešinský CEPTA - Centre for Sustainable Alternatives

  2. What do we need for sustainable rural development in Europe? 0. Definition of sustainable rural development for the Europe (principles – indicators, monitoring, evaluation scheme) 1. Localization (L): Local /regional production-consumption schemes (Natur pur, ...) 2. Complex quality (CQ) of product and production, + same validity and requests for any import (WTO) 3. Education, advisory and information system (EAIs) Sustainable RD in EU – challenge or dream? Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

  3. Definition of sustainable rural development for the EU (principles –> indicators -> monitoring -> evaluation scheme = sus. development) • Public goods/interests NO private profit (services improving / keeping the quality of w., d., land.,... + PP) • Improving or NO additional pollution = 0 residues of agrochemicals (water, air, soil, food, ecosystems - organisms) • Improving or NO health, welfare & nature damages (diversity, eco-stability...) • Improving or NO decrease in (long-time) employment and it´s quality • Improving self-sufficiency of the region (needs//offer) Sustainable RD in EU – challenge or dream? Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

  4. Localization - Promoting the sustainable local/regional productionconsumption systems as a main objective of RD - Employment or the production based on needs of the region = long time perspective - Cutting food-miles, CO2 balance, global responsibility (no damage of nature abroad...) - Quality (CQ) instead of quantity - Traceability and credibility – we know producer, producer know consumers, community approach with addressed feedback (incl. schools, hospitals,...) - Flexibility to face local/regional problems and changes Sustainable RD in EU – challenge or dream? Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

  5. Complex quality (CQ) of product and production, + the same validity and requests for any import • CQ = hygienic/technical quality (we have only now as compulsory criteria); eco/environmental quality (voluntary – ISO 14 000, OF...), social qualtity (FT...) • Label / trade mark – public awareness, PR campaign • as minimal standard for any EU subsidy (gradually... 2013?) • - Global fairness and protection of EU agriculture – the same request on any import (products & production). WTO – liberal market based on internalization of all enviro/socio... externalities in pricing. Sustainable RD in EU – challenge or dream? Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

  6. Education, advisory and information system (EAIs) - Education = meeting, sharing, understanding (farmers, foresters, fishers are motivated; different methods) - Independent advisory system promoting sustainable agriculture as a two-ways bridge between the research, policy and practice - On-line Information system – open, accessible, interactive and easy to understand Sustainable RD in EU – challenge or dream? Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

  7. Thankx for your attention lesinsky@changenet.sk www.zajezka.sk & www.cepta.sk

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